#deepcore

[d4xis]

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#happybirthday @4TerryFarrell #terryfarrell #actress #jadziadax #startrek #deepspacenine #renegades #hellraiser3 #backtoschool #becker #legion #quantumleap #RedSunRising #deepcore #thecircuit #OneTrueLove #CrossingtheLine #Gleason #Code1114 #ds930 #startrek58 @TrekCore

[aerbitions]

The little tropical fish can take it.

Full vers on my 🦋 @aerbitions.bsky.social

[noconcessions]

[tunneldweller]

[voidsentprinces]

I post that Kim thing because I had a similar experience. Kissed a guy once. Didn't care for it. Kiss a girl once. Didn't care for it. Should of probably been the sign that I just wasn't interested or ace then and there. ...Well its either that or I am like...deepcore Demi.

[ruinedholograms]

DEEPCORE II (1989)

[theoriginalspaceexpeditionist]

TP Scratch Writing: Deepcore Marina

Jim watched, relieved, as the Victory slowly put into dock. The massive man-o-war was quite out of place here on Wynboro, but Jim had never been happier to see his ship, his crew, and, more importantly, his best friend.

He could hardly contain his anticipation as the stairwell rotated into position, and it seemed he wasn’t the only one. No sooner had the ramp been erected then Onyx appeared at its top. Even from this distance, Jim could see the relief in his expression—as if all tension had suddenly bled out of his friend’s sturdy posture.

“Commander!” Onyx cried as Jim took the steps two at a time, both men finally meeting again at last. Before Jim could open his mouth in greeting, Onyx had wrapped both arms around Jim in a burly hug, startling the young commander.

“I’m alright, Onyx,” Jim assured him, giving him a quick pat on the back in return, smiling slightly. It was rare Onyx was so open with his affections. Jim’s disappearance must have really rattled him. “Though, I might not be in a minute,” he grunted, his back aching slightly from Onyx’s strength of arms. 

“My apologies, Commander,” Onyx pulled back at once, though he did keep his massive hands on Jim’s shoulders to assess him proper. “You look worse for wear, Jim. Are you alright? Should I fetch Thompson?”

“A little rough around the edges,” Jim agreed, “but nothing serious. I’m glad my message rocket reached you.”

“It was very fortunate, Sir. Do you know who kidnapped you and why?”

“Somewhat,” Jim frowned. “We need to talk, but first how are the crew? How is the ship?”

“See for yourself,” Onyx smiled as he turned aside to reveal much of the crew giving their officers space.

“Welcome back, Commander,” Jim’s bosun spoke up. “We were right worried about you!”

“Sorry to give you all such a scare,” Jim laughed. “I promise to explain everything shortly. First, Pickerrews, I want you to finish coordinating the remaining docking procedures with the harbormaster. Onyx and I need to debrief.”

“Of course, Commander,” Pickerrews saluted as he relayed orders to the remainder of the crew. Jim’s deckhands were quick to return to work at their orders but not before giving Jim pleased smiles, slapping him on the back as he passed, or cheering his health.

Jim led Onyx up to his stateroom, closing off the noise from the deck as Morph hovered over his shoulder.

“Perhaps a glass of Zandarian red, Sir?” Onyx suggested, nodding to Jim’s cabinet.

“That sounds fantastic,” Jim agreed as he withdrew two crystal glasses from his desk drawer while Onyx fetched the bottle, Morph oooing at the contents. As Onyx poured, he spoke.

“I suppose I should start. When you did not return to the Victory at your specified time, I suspected something was amiss, but I did not truly recognize the gravity of the situation until we were nearing our designated departure. For that, I apologize, Jim. I should not have assumed distraction on your part and ignored sense.”

Jim waved him off and gestured for him to continue as he took a sip of his drink.

“As soon as I became aware of your absence, however, I followed up with the harbormaster and Admiral Curlington. When neither could report on your whereabouts, I organized a search party among our crew. That was where we discovered the evidence of an altercation along with the note designating you as bought and paid for.”

“The bounty,” Jim said, and Onyx nodded. 

“If I had acted sooner, Commander, I might have—”

“Don’t,” Jim cut him off. “You did nothing wrong, Onyx. I won’t hear of any blame being passed to you.”

Onyx smiled softly as Jim grinned back, simply pleased to be with his friend once more.

“Of course, Sir,” Onyx relented as he then contributed his account, “I immediately informed local law enforcement to shut down the port to halt any suspicious ships from casting off, but it appeared we were too late by then. The bounty, however, denoted that the buyer would be awaiting their…shipment,” Onyx’s normally stoic expression shifted to one of disgust, “at Deepcore Marina.”

“That’s what the pirates who kidnapped me told me where we were headed,” Jim broke in, frowning.

“Did they explain why you were requested?” Onyx rumbled.

“No, that’s still a mystery. I have no idea who wants me and why.”

“This is disturbing, Commander. Deepcore Marina is no mere pirate base either.”

“That’s what Silver mentioned,” Jim sighed, rubbing his eyes.

“Silver?” Onyx lifted his rocky brows. “You have spoken to Silver?”

“He’s how I escaped,” Jim chuckled as he proceeded to explain his half of the story now with many a contribution from Morph who was all too excited to re-enact his own part in helping Jim break free. “Silver is here on Wynboro trying to secure a ship at the moment. I thought it best that, even with his pardon, he keeps out of sight of the navy for now.”

“That is wise,” Onyx agreed. “In such a case, perhaps Silver’s knowledge may be beneficial in bringing this unlawful trader to justice.”

“Yeah, it might be a bit trickier than that,” Jim grumbled. “He has very limited knowledge of the marina due to its ties to an underground slave trade. He’s dealt in smuggling, sure, but he’s never stooped to that level.”

“And the navy cannot attack outright due to the marina’s economic affiliations. Unfortunately, while it is highly likely the marina is a front for trafficking, they are still mere allegations, and to confront openly would be considered treason on record.”

Jim scowled as he planted his knuckles on his desk, staring hard down at his open star chart Onyx had no doubt unrolled in his absence. 

“Can’t believe the navy won’t even bother to investigate these claims. Silver warned me that if we involved a superior officer we likely wouldn’t be taken seriously, and I’m starting to think he was right.”

“We have irrefutable proof in our possession that the person who placed a bounty on your head is operating out of Deepcore Marina,” Onyx pressed.

“Operating out of, but that doesn’t mean the head of their organization is planted there,” Jim retorted. 

“Then what is your decision, Commander?” Onyx asked.

Jim glanced at Morph who warbled at him before Jim turned his steely gaze back to Onyx.

“It’s going to take some proper planning, but we need to investigate further. I want to visit this Deepcore Marina,” Jim asserted, straightening up.

“Even if it goes against our orders?” Onyx asked, but while his tone was unimpressed, his face was alight with a quiet vengeance.

“I can request a temporary shore-leave for the crew,” Jim’s mouth cleaved up in a wicked grin. “After all, we’ve been through a bit of a traumatic experience, haven’t we?”

Onyx, recognizing the regulation Jim was citing and planning to use against their superiors, couldn’t help but crack his own smile despite his best efforts. Usually, when Jim was this cheeky, he preferred to halt his commander before he pulled them all headlong into greater trouble, but in this instance, Onyx found himself rather taken by the spirit of revenge. Someone had come after his superior officer. Not only that, they’d nearly successfully abducted his best friend. The fear had been insurmountable in those days where Onyx feared he would never see Jim again, and for that, he was quite alright with bringing such a criminal to justice no matter the cost.

“Shall I draw up the paperwork, Sir, while you rest?” he asked.

“I’ll rest later. Right now, we’ve got a lot to do, Mister Onyx.”

And he raised his glass, Onyx doing the same, as the two tapped them together.

~*~*~*~*~

A/N: This was just some scratch writing I did based on a short story I wrote a while ago called "Serendipity". I've been playing around with a wider story in my head just for fun: Jim and Silver teaming back up and having to blow the lid off of a whole underground network thing of piratical dealings located at a place called Deepcore Marina. This piece came about simply because I wanted to write a situation where Jim and Onyx are just being bros. It's not a full short story, more of a piece of a wider story I'm not sure I will ever write, but never say never!

[reverieshifts]

𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒚𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒔

𝒂𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒔 𝒅𝒓

𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘

The Skybarons are not kings or emperors; they are the merchant oligarchs who rose from the ashes of the Sundering to seize control over the fractured skylands. Ruthless, cunning, and visionary, they turned disaster into dominion by monopolizing trade routes, floating city construction, airship fleets, and magitech industries. Today, they are the de facto rulers of Aetheros.

𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆

𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

An elite council formed by the seven most powerful Skybaron houses.

Meets in secret on Veritas, a neutral floating spire accessible only by invitation.

Purpose: regulate trade agreements, mediate baronial disputes, and enforce unified sky-tax policies.

Decisions are enforced by mutual fleets or contracted Sky Marshals.

𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔

Each Skybaron House is a self-governing city-state centered around their skyhold (floating city/metropolis). They maintain:

Private militaries: highly trained aerial guard divisions.

Fleet control: cargo, passenger, and private warship classes.

Economic monopolies: controlling specific industries, routes, or resources.

Guild patronage: each baron House sponsors Arcanist Guild branches and licenses artificers under exclusive contract.

𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒚𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔

𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑽𝒂𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒎

Domain: Aether-Engine Manufacturing and Deepcore Mining

Skyhold: Eidolon, an industrial megacity built atop a layered floating plate system.

Culture: Cold, disciplined, militaristic. Brutalist architecture, black iron towers, constant steam and smoke.

Traits: Most powerful and feared. Known for harsh labor laws, elite enginewright academies, and a zero-tolerance policy for piracy.

Rumors: Their Foundry Depths mine is too close to an unstable ley zone—workers go missing in the dark.

𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒏

Domain: Skyship Manufacturing, Privateer Contracts, Historical Salvage

Skyhold: Vespara, a sprawling shipyard city with tiered docks, ship towers, and suspended drydocks.

Culture:  Lavish, cutthroat, flamboyant. Wealth flaunted through gilded hulls and elaborate figureheads.

Traits: Maintain fleets of privateers to harass rivals under sanctioned writs.

Rumors: Secretly funds Free Skies defectors for sabotage missions against other barons.

𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒂

Domain: Runic Automation and Enchantment Infrastructure

Skyhold: Solmyre (yes they named it after themselves), an elegant city of marble towers, mirror-glass bridges, and suspended gardens.

Culture: Quiet, elegant, and secretive, with a powerful inner court.

Traits: Invented mass-scale automaton labor systems. Their cities are unnaturally clean, orderly, and efficient.

Rumors: Their lower districts are rumored to house hidden labs experimenting on ley-corrupted automatons.

𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒆

Domain: Weaponry, Explosives, and Militarized Alchemy

Skyhold: Titanis, a floating fortress city built around an active aether-reactor core.

Culture: Pragmatic, blunt, and militaristic, with an ever-present smell of gunpowder and smelted steel.

Traits: Manufactures nearly half the weapons used across Aetheros. Exports volatile alchemical shells for baronial wars.

Rumors: Their core is cracked, leaking aetheric fumes into lower decks, mutating workers in secret.

𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚

𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒚𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅

“Flight is freedom. Ownership is power. The skies belong to those who can pay the toll.”

Hierarchy: Skybarons at the top, with nobles, licensed artificers, and guildmasters beneath.

View of Beastfolk: Varies by house; most see them as fully fledged citizens, but others only regard them as cheap labor or exotic mercenaries. 

View of Automatons: Tools. Even sentient constructs are treated as property unless unbound (illegal).

View of True Magic: Feared, outlawed, but secretly desired for its strategic potential.

Other notes:

Legacy is everything. Skybarons obsess over lineage, inheritance, and cementing their names into the annals of the skies.

Ruthless politicking, arranged marriages, blackmail, and assassination are standard practice.

Artificers are prized possessions, treated with luxury… and chains.

𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓

Each House maintains a private fleet:

Corsair-class raiders for fast interception.

Dreadnoughts equipped with alchemical cannon arrays.

Sky Marines trained in boarding tactics, sabotage, and leyline hazard protocols.

House Vaelstrom’s “Stormbreakers” are the most elite soldiers in Aetheros.

𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕

Each Skyhold has its own legal code, but all obey Concord rulings:

Sky Tax: tariffs on all ship cargo passing through controlled airspace.

Runic Licensing: unauthorized rune use punishable by fines, imprisonment, or indenture.

Artificer Registration: unlicensed artificing is treason-level crime.

Magic Prohibition: True magic users are to be executed or delivered to Guild custody.

Enforcement is carried out by House Marshals, Guild Inspectors, and contracted Sky Marshal detachments.

𝒓𝒖𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔

The Concord of Elevation may be fracturing internally. House Vaelstrom’s expansion threatens House Draelen’s routes.

Some barons fund Free Skies cells to weaken rivals.

There are whispered “Arcane Stockpiles”—hidden vaults where barons hoard pre-Sundering artifacts and forbidden magics, preparing for an inevitable second Sundering.

𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂

Ok so the skybarons are not people you wanna mess with. Which is of course why I'm gonna try and completely destabilize the system. Idk why I literally scripted in a capitalistic dystopia, but we're vibing I guess.

I promise I'll talk more about some of the other groups soon, like the Arcanist guild and the Free Skies Coelition, but I thought I'd start with the Barons, seeing as the literally rule the world.

Also, just a note in case I forgot to mention it, the Sky Marshals are basically the police in this world, and aren't technically affiliated with any barony, but at the same time, they can be paid off.

@aprilshiftz @lalalian

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Ed Harris has publicly refused to speak about his experiences working on "The Abyss" (1989), saying, "I'm not talking about 'The Abyss' and I never will." One of the few things he said about it was "Asking me how I was treated on 'The Abyss' is like asking a soldier how he was treated in Vietnam." Similarly, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio said, "'The Abyss' was a lot of things. Fun to make was not one of them."

Cast members had to become certified divers before filming began. The Deepcore crew started training together in the Caribbean one month before filming, in order to create a sense of camaraderie. Harris was not among them, as he was still filming another movie, so he got his certificate while training in a lake nearby. The actors playing the SEALs received a separate, military training. At the end of the shoot, Harris was the most accomplished diver (near-professional level) despite not having trained a single day in the actual ocean.

During underwater filming, Harris almost drowned a few times. One time was while filming the scene where he had to swim without a suit at the bottom of the submerged set, and the safety diver took very long to hand him a breathing regulator. However, the closest call came during the descent into the Abyss. Harris was wearing a helmet filled with liquid, and had to hold his breath while he was towed along a set. When he ran out of air, he gave the signal for oxygen, but his safety diver got hung up on a cable and could not get to him. Another crew member gave Harris a regulator, but it was upside down and caused him to suck in water. Underwater cinematographer Al Giddings saw what happened, ripped the upside down regulator, and gave him his own in the correct orientation. Later that evening, Ed broke down and cried.

The studio was considering Mel Gibson, Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, Harrison Ford, Kurt Russell and Patrick Swayze for the role of Virgil 'Bud' Brigman. Cameron suggested Ed Harris, but the studio was concerned about his lack of experience as leading man, as well as his receding hairline (something that Cameron felt added to his everyman appeal). Harris convinced the studio with a screen test where he wore a motorcycle helmet as a diving helmet. (IMDb)

Happy Birthday, Ed Harris!

[Cinema Shorthand Society]

[definegodliness]

Ok. Here's one. What is one song that always makes you feel happy?

❗️❗️❗️

https://youtu.be/aqOPLfpSX08?si=U8WnaRb4PJZlYNDU

Herman Van Veen - Dansliedje

Deepcore nostalgic happy.

https://youtu.be/V7EOrUEUaPI?si=XYOpVF_nWLofmyyw

Charles Aznavour - Les Comediénes

Just my heart frolicking about.

https://youtu.be/AWiccrTB4LM?si=yGRUrHg0er_T0e7L

Mika - Love Today

"Anyway you want to. Anyway you got to."

I've got so much songs that make me smile, and these were the first to come to mind; it's an excellent question and trying to pick one (I picked three) was the most enjoyable endeavour.

Thank you, @lorienfae !

[brokehorrorfan]

The Abyss will be released on 4K Ultra HD (with Blu-ray and Digital) on March 12 via 20th Century Studios. It will also play theaters for one night only on December 6 before hitting Digital on December 12.

Written and directed by James Cameron, the 1989 science fiction film stars Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. It won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

The Abyss has been newly remastered in 4K, supervised by Cameron, with Dolby Vision HDR as well as Dolby Atmos and 2.0 DTS-HDMA sound. Both the theatrical cut and the special edition is included. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Special edition version (171 minutes)

Theatrical cut (145 minutes)

Deep Dive: A Conversation with James Cameron (new)

The Legacy of The Abyss - Interviews with James Cameron and crew (new)

Under Pressure: Making The Abyss - 1993 documentary with James Cameron, cast, and crew

Montana Bridge Flooding behind-the-scenes footage

Engine Room Flooding behind-the-scenes footage

Surface Shoot behind-the-scenes montage

Crane Crash Shoot behind-the-scenes footage

Miniature Rear-Projection behind-the-scenes footage

Deepcore timelapse

Videomatics montage

Motion Control timelapse

Visual Effects reel

Teaser trailer

Theatrical trailer

Reiws trailer

Still gallery

A nuclear sub mysteriously sinks and a private oil rig crew, led by foreman Bud Brigman (Ed Harris), is recruited to join a team of Navy SEALs on a search and rescue effort. The group soon finds themselves on a spectacular life-and-death odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface, where they find a mysterious force that could either change the world — or destroy it.

[shivamthakrejr]

Sachin Dev Duggal's Engineer.ai (Now Builder.ai) - Innovating software development with $29.5M investment from SoftBank's Deepcore

News

Being the trailblazer in the Low/No-code software development landscape, Sachin Dev Duggal's Builder.ai established itself using its advanced methodologies. This endeavor was boosted further by investment from SoftBank’s Deepcore, which aimed to bring software development closer to microenterprises and empower them to change their notions into facts.

The strategic investment from Deepcore has been critical for Builder.ai as it expanded globally ‌and added new features to its suite of products. With SoftBank, Builder.ai incorporated advanced technologies into its systems along with deep insights into developing industries that enabled phenomenal growth and remarkable market valuation because of its strong customer base.

Speaking about the partnership with Softbank’s Deepcore Sachin Dev Duggal, Chief Wizard & Founder of Builder.ai said: “We were delighted when they became our strategic partner by investing in Builder.ai. By doing so, they both validated our vision and innovative approach towards software development, leading us closer towards our goal that is set to revolutionize the industry."

Builder.ai's transformational platform, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, streamlined the software development process enabling businesses to bring their ideas to life faster and more cost-effectively than ever before. The Sachin Dev Duggal's Builder.ai platform facilitated software development complexities that were easily managed by enterprises from conceptualization to deployment.

[cmdr-bullgod1997]

Anyone want to see my Type 9 build? Functions well as a deepcore miner, explorer, and trader. Not optimised for any task but a solid workhorse

[demifiendrsa]

New 4K scans of James Cameron's The Abyss, True Lies, and Aliens will be available on digital on December 12, 2023, and on 4K Ultra HD combo pack on March 12, 2024.

With the exception of Aliens, every release will have never-before-seen behind-the-scenes content as well. Both the theatrical and special editions of The Abyss and Aliens will be included on both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray.

Press release

ABOUT THE ABYSS

In this underwater sci-fi adventure written and directed by James Cameron, a nuclear sub mysteriously sinks and a private oil rig crew, led by foreman Bud Brigman (Ed Harris), is recruited to join a team of Navy SEALs on a search and rescue effort. The group soon finds themselves on a spectacular life-and-death odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, where they find a mysterious force that could either change the world—or destroy it. The Abyss also stars Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn.

Street Date

Digital: December 12, 2023

Physical: March 12, 2024

Product SKUs

Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD

Physical: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Code)

Theatrical Version Run Time: Approx. 145 Minutes

Special Edition Run Time: Approx. 171 minutes

Rating: U.S. Rated PG-13

Aspect Ratio

Digital: 2:39:1

Physical: 2.39:1

Disc Size

4K UHD: 100GB

Blu-ray: 50GB

U.S. Audio

Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio (some platforms)

4K UHD Theatrical Version & Special Edition: English Dolby Atmos, English 2.0 DTS-HDMA, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, French 5.1 DTS-HDHR, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital

Blu-ray Theatrical Version & Special Edition: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, English 2.0 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, French 5.1 DTS-HDHR, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital

U.S. Subtitles

Digital: English SDH, Spanish, French (some platforms)

Physical: English SDH, Spanish, French

BONUS FEATURES (NEW):

Deep Dive: A Conversation with James Cameron – An exclusive new sit-down with James Cameron as he revisits the origin of the project and addresses some of the myths behind the production.

The Legacy of The Abyss – Discover the lasting legacy of The Abyss with stories from James Cameron and the crew about how and why the film continues to have an impact on filmmaking today.

ADDITIONAL BONUS:

Under Pressure: Making The Abyss – The original documentary about the infamous production of The Abyss, with candid commentary by the actors and crew.

Archives

**Deepcore Timelapse – Watch this production timelapse of the Deepcore set being created.

**Videomatics Montage – Watch a montage of behind-the-scenes production videomatics.

**Montana Bridge Flooding – See behind-the-scenes footage of the Montana bridge flooding.

**Engine Room Flooding – See behind-the-scenes footage of the engine room flooding.

**Surface Shoot Montage – Watch a behind-the-scenes montage of the surface shoot.

**Crane Crash Shoot – Check out behind-the-scenes footage of the crane crashing sequence.

**Visual Effects Reel – Watch a reel of visual effects progressions to see how they were developed for the film.

**Miniature Rear-Projection – Watch behind-the-scenes footage of how production used rear-projection techniques on miniatures.

Motion Control Timelapse – Watch this production timelapse of the motion control technology being used.

**Teaser Trailer

**Main Trailer

**Reviews Trailer

**Still Gallery – Presented here are extras as they appeared in the “Imaging Station" on the Special Edition DVD release of The Abyss, along with the trailers. Since their original presentation has been preserved, resolution and clarity will vary from element to element.

ABOUT TRUE LIES

Writer-director James Cameron creates an exhilarating mix of non-stop action-adventure and romantic comedy. Secret agent Harry Tasker is a top spy in the ultra-secret Omega Sector—although to his wife Helen, he’s just a dull computer salesman. But while Harry’s been busy saving the world, Helen’s been gathering secrets of her own. When their two lives unexpectedly collide, Harry and Helen find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists, fighting to save not only their marriage, but also the world. True Lies stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold and Bill Paxton.

Street Date

Digital: December 12, 2023

Physical: March 12, 2024

Product SKUs

Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD

Physical: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Code)

Feature Run Time: Approx. 141 minutes

Rating: U.S. Rated PG-13

Aspect Ratio

Digital: 2.39:1

Physical: 2.39:1

Disc Size

4K UHD: 100GB

Blu-ray: 50GB

U.S. Audio

Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio (some platforms)

4K UHD: English Dolby Atmos, English 2.0 DTS-HDMA, English 2.0 Dolby Digital AD, French 5.1 DTS-HDHR, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital

Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, English 2.0 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Dolby Digital AD, French 5.1 DTS-HDHR, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital

U.S. Subtitles

Digital: English SDH, Spanish

Physical: English SDH, Spanish, French

BONUS FEATURES (NEW):

Fear Is Not an Option: A Look Back at True Lies – Unveil the explosive behind-the-scenes secrets of True Lies with the cast and crew as they share untold tales of daring stunts, cutting-edge technology, and the comedic genius that brought this spy-thriller to life.

Archives: Script, Artwork, Marketing – Dive into the production secrets of True Lies with these exclusive behind-the-scenes documents and more.

ADDITIONAL BONUS:

Theatrical Trailer

ABOUT ALIENS

The terror continues in this chilling, critically acclaimed sequel written and directed by James Cameron. Ripley, the sole survivor of the space tug Nostromo’s deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, is found after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. She agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426—and this time it’s war. Aliens stars Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn and Paul Reiser.

Street Date

Digital: December 12, 2023

Physical: March 12, 2024

Product SKUs

Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD

Physical: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Code)

Theatrical Version Run Time: Approx. 137 minutes

Special Edition Run Time: Approx. 154 minutes

Rating: U.S. Rated R

Aspect Ratio

Digital: 1.85:1

Physical: 1.85:1

Disc Size

4K UHD: 100GB

Blu-ray: 50GB

U.S. Audio

Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio (some platforms)

4K UHD Theatrical Version and Special Edition: English Dolby Atmos, English 2.0 DTS-HDMA, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, French 5.1 DTS-HDHR, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital

Blu-ray Theatrical Version and Special Edition: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, English 2.0 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, French 5.1 DTS-HDHR, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital

U.S. Subtitles

Digital: English SDH, Spanish

Physical: English SDH, Spanish, French

BONUS FEATURES

James Cameron Introduction – A message from writer/director James Cameron introducing the Special Edition version of the film.

2003 Audio Commentary by James Cameron and the Cast and Crew-Special Edition – 1990 Special Edition Commentary by James Cameron and the cast and crew.

The Inspiration and Design of Aliens – For the 30th anniversary, writer/director James Cameron reveals new insight into his own inspiration and the design elements for Aliens.

2003 Audio Commentary by James Cameron and the Cast and Crew – 1986 Theatrical Version Commentary by James Cameron and the cast and crew.

Isolated Scores

**Final Theatrical Isolated Score – This isolated track presents, as accurately as possible, James Horner’s music score in its final form following extensive reworking during the post-production process.

**Composer’s Original Isolated Score – Although there are a few instances where the length of individual sequences was changed slightly after the music was recorded, this isolated score track presents, as accurately as possible, James Horner’s original intentions.

Superior Firepower: Making Aliens – Immerse yourself in the world of Aliens with 11 fully-loaded featurettes that deconstruct all that went into making this sci-fi thriller, from casting to creature design to post-production and everything in between.

**57 Years Later: Continuing the Story

**Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction

**Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization

**This Time It’s War: Pinewood Studios, 1985

**The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action

**Bug Hunt: Creature Design

**Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn

**Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs. Queen Alien

**The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound

**The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects

**Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film

Superior Firepower: Making Aliens Enhancement Pods – Supplemental video pieces to complement Superior Firepower: Making Aliens.Without Sigourney Weaver

**Origins of Acheron

**Building Hadley’s Hope

**Cameron’s Design Philosophy

**Finding an Unused Power Plant

**Cameron’s Military Interests

**Working with Sigourney Weaver

**The Importance of Being Bishop

**Paul Reiser on Carter Burke

**The Paxton/Cameron Connection

**Becoming Vasquez

**On Set: Infiltrating the Colony

**Props: Personal Light Unit

**Simon Atherton Talks Weapons

**Praising Stan Winston

**Test Footage: Chestburster

**Fighting the Facehugger

**Test Footage: Facehugger

**Stan Winston’s Challenge

**Test Footage: Queen Alien

**Stan Winston’s Legacy

**Cameron’s Cutting Edge

**Sigourney Weaver’s Triumph

**Re-Enlisting with Cameron

**From Producer to Stunt Double

Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Videomatics

**Angle 1: Videomatic

**Angle 2: Videomatic/Final Shot Comparison

**Audio Commentary by Miniature Effects Supervisor Pat McClung

Direct Access to New/Additional Scenes From Special Edition

**Ripley’s Daughter – Burke informs Ripley that her daughter died two years ago.

**Van Leuwen’s Verdict – Van Leuwen reads the findings of the court of inquiry.

**The Colony/The Jordens’ Discovery – The colony is bustling with life and activity. Newt, along with her brother and parents, come upon the Derelict ship.

**Burke’s Answer – At Ripley’s apartment, Burke explains why he’s making the trip to LV-426.

**INT. Sulaco – Establishing shots of the interior of the Sulaco before the crew awakens from hyper-sleep.

**Hudson’s Hubris – As they descend in the drop ship to LV-426, Hudson boasts about their advanced weaponry.

**False Alarm – Hudson and Vasquez detect motion in the colony, only to find it is pet hamsters.

**Ripley Pauses – As she enters the colony, Ripley hesitates for a moment.

**The Sentry Guns – Hicks reveals they have robot sentry systems. While examining the colony blueprints, Ripley and Hicks discuss where to place the robot sentries.

**Fire in the Hole – Hudson and Vasquez set up the UA 571-C remote sentry weapons and following a quick test, seal the tunnel.

**Last Line of Defense – The Sentry Guns dutifully scan the tunnel for incoming targets.

**Newt’s Questions – Newt quizzes Ripley about the fate of her parents.

**Hudson’s “Ant” Theory – Hudson speculates on how the Aliens are organized and reproduce.

**The Aliens Attack – The Sentry Guns unload on multiple targets.

**The Aliens Retreat – Under withering fire from the sentries, the Aliens are temporarily repulsed.

**First Name Basis – As Ripley departs the drop ship to try and rescue Newt, she and Hicks share their first names with each other.

Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned – Long one of the most sought-after lost moments from the entire Alien Anthology, this scene depicting Carter Burke’s fate is now revealed.

Deleted Scene Montage – This collection of scene extensions and omitted moments represents the remainder of deleted scenes not appearing in either the Theatrical Version or the Special Edition.

Still Galleries and More

**Original Treatment by James Cameron

**Storyboard Archive

**The Art of Aliens

**Cast Portrait Gallery

**Production Image Galleries

**Continuity Polaroids

**Weapons and Vehicles

**Stan Winston’s Workshop

**Colonial Marine Helmet Cameras

**Video Graphics Gallery

**Weyland-Yutani Inquest: Nostromo Dossiers

Post-Production Aftermath

**Image Galleries

**Laserdisc Archives

**Main Title Exploration

**Teaser Trailer

**Theatrical Trailer

**Domestic Trailer

**International Trailer

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Ed Harris has publicly refused to speak about his experiences working on "The Abyss" (1989), saying, "I'm not talking about 'The Abyss' and I never will." One of the few things he said about it was "Asking me how I was treated on 'The Abyss' is like asking a soldier how he was treated in Vietnam." Similarly, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio said, "'The Abyss' was a lot of things. Fun to make was not one of them."

Cast members had to become certified divers before filming began. The Deepcore crew started training together in the Caribbean one month before filming, in order to create a sense of camaraderie. Harris was not among them, as he was still filming another movie, so he got his certificate while training in a lake nearby. The actors playing the SEALs received a separate, military training. At the end of the shoot, Harris was the most accomplished diver (near-professional level) despite not having trained a single day in the actual ocean.

During underwater filming, Harris almost drowned a few times. One time was while filming the scene where he had to swim without a suit at the bottom of the submerged set, and the safety diver took very long to hand him a breathing regulator. However, the closest call came during the descent into the Abyss. Harris was wearing a helmet filled with liquid, and had to hold his breath while he was towed along a set. When he ran out of air, he gave the signal for oxygen, but his safety diver got hung up on a cable and could not get to him. Another crew member gave Harris a regulator, but it was upside down and caused him to suck in water. Underwater cinematographer Al Giddings saw what happened, ripped the upside down regulator, and gave him his own in the correct orientation. Later that evening, Ed broke down and cried.

The studio was considering Mel Gibson, Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, Harrison Ford, Kurt Russell and Patrick Swayze for the role of Virgil 'Bud' Brigman. Cameron suggested Ed Harris, but the studio was concerned about his lack of experience as leading man, as well as his receding hairline (something that Cameron felt added to his everyman appeal). Harris convinced the studio with a screen test where he wore a motorcycle helmet as a diving helmet. (IMDb)

Happy Birthday, Ed Harris!